Folly in Grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. A Mid-late C18 Folly.

Folly in Grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace

WRENN ID
mired-moat-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1985
Type
Folly
Address
Folly in Grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace, Bishopthorpe Road
OS grid reference
SE 596 480
Coordinates
53.92517, -1.09312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The folly in the grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace is a structure from the mid to late 18th century. It is made of magnesian limestone ashlar with a pinkish-orange brick interior and has no roof. The design is in the Gothick style and is circular in shape, standing as a tall single storey. The entrance features a round arch with a brick surround, and there are three additional blocked round arches with ashlar surrounds and keystones, some of which contain decorative fragments. Above one of the arches, there is a blocked window. The structure is topped with a modillion cornice and a broken parapet.

Local climate

Folly in Grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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